Overview

Age Range: 4 and up The latest installment in Li Jian's beloved ""Ming"" series, Ming's Adventure in the Mogao Caves opens as a sandstorm blows over the Gobi Desert. Xiao Ming and his parents are on their way to the Mogao Caves when they become separated in the chaos. Huddling in the sand with another group of stranded travelers, Ming sees a light flashing through the thick dust. The light moves closer, until finally Ming sees it is a deer with nine shades of color in his fur. Soon, he notices that there are many lights, each one leading one of the lost travelers.Ming and the others follow the lights toward distant cliffs lined with hundreds of caves. Inside, he finds beautiful murals, colorfully painted with various themes. He also notices blank spaces shaped like animals, including one identical to the nine-colored deer that saved him. As Minglearns his savior's story and the cave's millenia-old history, he sees two people enter the cave: his parents.A former middle school art teacher, Jian turned his talents toward writing and illustrating children's books. Containing text in both English and Chinese, his latest work will bewitch readers of every age.

Full Product Details

Author:   Li Jian ,  Yijin Wert
Publisher:   Shanghai Press
Imprint:   Shanghai Press
Edition:   First Edition,Bilingual edition,Hardcover with Jacket
Dimensions:   Width: 23.50cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.397kg
ISBN:  

9781602209978

ISBN 10:   1602209979
Pages:   42
Publication Date:   18 April 2017
Recommended Age:   From 4 to 8 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children's (6-12)
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable  
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Original, engaging, and exceptionally entertaining from cover to cover, 'Ming's Adventure in the Mogao Caves' will prove to be an enduringly popular and appreciated addition to family, preschool, elementary school, and community library picture book collections. --Midwest Book Review

Original, engaging, and exceptionally entertaining from cover to cover, 'Ming's Adventure in the Mogao Caves' will prove to be an enduringly popular and appreciated addition to family, preschool, elementary school, and community library picture book collections. --Midwest Book Review Ming's Adventure in the Mogao Caves is a real treasure for anyone who loves religious or art history. Young readers, of course, will just appreciate it as a young boy's enchanted adventure! [...] A lovely adventure story as well as a beautiful introduction to this important historical site. --All Done Monkey blog

Author Information

Li Jian used to be a middle school art teacher, an editor for kid's books, and a partner in an illustration studio. Currently he owns his own illustration studio.

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